Chapter 261 260: There is actually someone in this league who can compete with McQueen!?

Author: Grove Street Brothers

Chapter 261 260: There is actually someone in this league who can compete with McQueen!?

Although the sudden flank attack failed against Xie Yi, even though Xie Yi arrogantly provoked the Zen master.

But the Zen master did not panic.

After all, in addition to defense, the Bulls also have offense.

And the truly complete triangle offense!

In the 1992-93 season, Jordan publicly expressed dissatisfaction with the triangle offense.

Bulls assistant coach Johnny Bach even advised Jordan not to play the triangle offense: "Be careful, it's just Phil's trick to control people's hearts!"

Zen Master:???

Then Bach was fired

This wave, which is called a rebound, is too obvious. If you want to seek power and usurp the throne, you have to be patient.

When Jordan was most compromising, he just told Jackson: "Play the triangle offense in the first half, and let's play freely in the second half."

In short, the former Jordan and the former Bulls did not fully accept the triangle offense.

But since Jordan came back from the baseball field, he has changed.

He understands the hardships ordinary players face on the court, understands that ordinary players also need space to perform, and understands that ordinary players can also play a role.

He has truly become a person who is willing to play team basketball and multiplayer sports.

In this way, Jackson used a complete triangle offense and led his team to an overwhelming 72 wins and 11 wins and 0 losses in the playoffs.

Therefore, although the defense was at a disadvantage just now, Master Zen was still confident in his triangle attack.

It doesn't matter, the other side can't guard us!

The triangle offense is all about Liu Bie, and there are so many variables.

Especially with the lineup configuration of the Bulls, Jane's options for the triangle offense are extremely rich.

This time, Pippen ran to the low post to make a pivot, and the two long men Sabonis and Kukoc stretched outside the three-point line!

This way, Pippen can do whatever he wants in the low post.

The Bulls' positional offense is like this, unpredictable.

They don't have a fixed ball-handling organizer because all five players on the court have organizational skills.

They don't have a fixed inside axis because all five players on the court can provide support or play in low post.

Even, it is rare in this era that the five starting players can shoot three-pointers!

This season, Pippen's three-point shooting percentage is 37.4%, Jordan is 42.7%, Kukoc is 40.3%, and Sara is 37.5%.

The only one worse is Harper, who shot only 26.9% from three-point range during the regular season this season.

But so far in the playoffs, Harper's three-point shooting percentage is 34.4%.

Everyone has a basket, everyone has a pass, and everyone has a high basketball IQ.

This makes the triangle offense run smoothly, with more tricks than the game field!

Although the Bulls lost to the Lakers once during the regular season, in Jackson's opinion, that time was simply due to Jordan's mental breakdown, being too anxious, and being pushed physically by Shay.

That's how he lost the game.

Otherwise, the Bulls still have a very good chance of winning!

In this round, Pippen planned to hit Finley in the low post.

At the same time, Jordan was roaming on the weak side, looking for opportunities to catch and shoot or make cuts to attack the frame.

Pippen sat back two steps, then suddenly turned his back and broke through the penalty area.

Finley didn't react in time and was pushed to the basket by Pippen.

Seeing this, Gorilla Ewing rushed back to his death jungle, preparing to execute Pippen on the spot.

But after Pippen saw Ewing, he calmly pushed the ball beyond the three-point line.

In the bottom corner, Roof of the World received the basketball, and then took a quick shot like a defender.

Although Sabonis is an inside shooter, his shooting speed is not slow, at least faster than 90% of the inside shots in the league.

In addition, Ewing wanted to rush from the penalty area to beyond the three-point line, and the distance was too far.

Therefore, Sabonis basically does not have to worry about interference with his shooting.

By the time Ewing's interference was in place, Sabonis had already completed the shot.

Moreover, the three-pointer went directly into the net!

3 to 2, after a beautiful counterattack by Shea, the Bulls immediately relied on the triangle offense to overtake the score!

This is the power of the triangle offense. It can prevent players from falling into a one-on-one situation.

It allows the entire Bulls team to participate.

Carlisle had a huge headache. Regarding the Bulls' full-body triangle offense, he really didn't have a good way to limit it.

In the last game, Shea and Jordan fought. Oh no, before Shea beat Jordan unilaterally, the Lakers were indeed leading by 11 points.

But to lead by so much, the Lakers rely more on offense.

And, Dell Curry made Pippen's incredible flop.

It was thanks to Curry's flop that the Lakers got the ball, and then Shea completed a difficult attack to open the point difference to 11 points.

To put it bluntly, the Lakers, who are known for their defense, have never been able to truly limit the triangle offense from beginning to end!

Carlisle has only one solution now, and that is to resolutely defend man-to-man.

He also knows that the ultimate goal of the triangle offense is to eliminate a dozen problems and create a dozen opportunities.

Carlisle would rather use the trick to let the Bulls fight one than let the Bulls fight zero.

Therefore, Carlisle immediately shouted to Ewing:

"Keep an eye on your own people! Don't give them any chance to take action easily!"

Ewing nodded. This kind of team where everyone can pass is indeed difficult to deal with.

But if they resolutely defend one against one, the Bulls' offensive efficiency shouldn't be too high, right?

In the next few rounds, the two teams played really anxiously.

On the Bulls' side, even if the timing of the double attack has been grasped very accurately, it is still difficult to completely hold down Shay.

After all, Shea and O'Neal are not the same type of players. With psychological preparation, Shea can still easily avoid flanking attacks and find teammates or wait for opportunities to break through.

For example, in the third minute of the first quarter, Shea was flanked again when he was about to turn over after holding the ball in the low post.

But after Shay turned over, he didn't make a jump shot. Instead, he threw the ball high into the penalty area. Finley, who cut in from the weak side, just jumped up to catch the basketball, glided a distance and then violently exploded the rim!

Shea was clearly holding the ball with his back. God knows how he saw Finley cutting in from the weak side the moment he turned around, and he was able to pass the ball so accurately and smoothly.

Shay's vision allows him to make the most correct choice in an instant!

This ability is something O'Neal does not possess.

Of course, the Lakers' overall offensive efficiency is still limited.

Shay doesn't always find such opportunities, nor can he always break out of a double-team with one on two.

In some rounds, the Lakers just couldn't find a good opportunity, and in the end they had to fight hard.

The Bulls did not guard against man-to-man marking.

The triangle offense allowed the Bulls to get many one-on-one opportunities as they wished, and the Bulls' starting five are indeed not weak in one-on-one abilities.

Sabonis killed Ewing with a low hook, and Harper tricked Curry with a breakthrough throw.

Jordan?

On the contrary, Jordan did not take action like this.

But the whole world knows that this guy is still recuperating.

However, although the Bulls' offense was not restricted, its efficiency was lower than usual.

Because the Lakers players' individual defense capabilities are also pretty good, they won't let the Bulls do anything random.

Clifford Robinson was as fast as Kukoc and blocked his pull-up jump shot after breaking through.

After Finley's bloody battle with Hill in the Western Conference Finals, he also grew a lot mentally and stared at Pippen very uncomfortable.

The two sides fell into a rhythm where each other could score goals, but the efficiency was lower than usual.

The scores have always been very close, with each other taking the lead, but they just couldn't pull away.

The game went through halftime like this, and at the end of the half, the two sides tied 44 to 44.

Jordan only scored 12 points in the half, and Shea only scored 13 points in the half.

Looking at the data sheets, the scoring distribution of both teams was very even, and everyone got a chance to perform.

Although it was only a tie, Bulls fans were still a little nervous.

You know, in the last round against the Magic, the Bulls basically tortured them all the way to the end.

In the four games they played against the Magic, the Bulls failed to win by more than double digits in only one game.

Most of the time, the Bulls start to suppress their opponents and establish their advantage from the first half.

To put it bluntly, Bulls fans are used to the team controlling the game from the beginning and then winning it naturally.

The Lakers are the first team in the playoffs to be able to defeat the Bulls in such a embarrassing manner!

The Zen master also discovered that the perfect triangle attack did not produce the expected effect.
To be continued...